Hunt For A Head Coach

[nefansince75]

100% Wamu, you are already a Celts fan!!

woh, Belichick is gone. Shocked to see you!

 

[nefansince75]

Hope nothing but the best for Vrabel. We go way back. Our families have been friends since before either of us were around.

@sonnyblack65 @Southieinnc

I've seen Mike's S.B. rings, look even better in person. Is it alright if I jump on the Pats bandwagon while he's the HC?

Well its certainly okay to support more than one team. Sort of an 1A 1B thing

I've never understood resentment over the "band waggon" fan. There are many reasons to enjoy something. In wamu's case, loyalty to someone you know is a pretty good one.

 

[BigKen]

I've never understood resentment over the "band wagon" fan.

Could be that they are involved and supportive as long as the team plays well and has winning seasons, but they get really cranky and disappear when things are rough. Sort of like this forum. There are about ten or twelve guys and gals that have been here, year round since the second round of championships started in 2014. They've never gone away. A few stuck until BB left and others chimed in from time to time and haven't been back since. My guess is that a bandwagon fan loses interest very easily.

 

[Wamu]

I've never understood resentment over the "band waggon" fan. There are many reasons to enjoy something. In wamu's case, loyalty to someone you know is a pretty good one.

Well its certainly okay to support more than one team. Sort of an 1A 1B thing

I also rooted for the Titans when Vrabel was the HC.

 

[Southieinnc]

I also rooted for the Panthers when I lived in NC.

 

[sonnyblack65]

woh, Belichick is gone. Shocked to see you!

I'm only gonna watch Tar Heel Football now!!!!

 

[Wamu]

I'm only gonna watch Tar Heel Football now!!!!

As long as you don't watch dook it's all good. Got family that went to Carolina. Was told at a young age rooting for that team in Durham is a bad idea.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

I'm not sure Welker was ever a "Patriot guy". Being a good contributor isn't the lone definition. He got caught shooting his mouth off, left for basically the same money out of spite (the "same money" invalidated his reason for spite), and hung TB out to dry for his costly SB flub.

And took Aquib Talib out of the AFCCG with a nasty pick.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

Hope nothing but the best for Vrabel. We go way back. Our families have been friends since before either of us were around.

@sonnyblack65 @Southieinnc

I've seen Mike's S.B. rings, look even better in person. Is it alright if I jump on the Pats bandwagon while he's the HC?

All are welcome!!

 

[Yankee Traveler]

I've never understood resentment over the "band waggon" fan.

Depends...

If a serious trashtalker Cowboys fan from the 90's becomes a Pats fan after 2003/2004 and turns to a Giants fan in 2011, to become a Pats fan again in 2016 and is now a Chiefs fan...???

No, that's a bandwagon fan I can do without.

 

[nefansince75]

And took Aquib Talib out of the AFCCG with a nasty pick.

Pretty consistent with the "Donko Way".

 

[nefansince75]

Depends...

If a serious trashtalker Cowboys fan from the 90's becomes a Pats fan after 2003/2004 and turns to a Giants fan in 2011, to become a Pats fan again in 2016 and is now a Chiefs fan...???

No, that's a bandwagon fan I can do without.

But is that a bandwagon fan or a garden variety asshole?

 

[Wamu]

All are welcome!!

Thanks!

 

[Yankee Traveler]

But is that a bandwagon fan or a garden variety asshole?

Definition of both?

 

[nefansince75]

Definition of both?

That ol' I can't describe them but I know them when I see them.

 

[Southieinnc]

Staff still changing. Vrable thinks they can still get better staff!

https://www.soyfutbol.com/en/news/NFL-News-Major-Shake-Up-as-Area-Scout-Josh-Hinch-Departs-New-England-Patriots-20250430-0038.html

 

[cdumler7]

Staff still changing. Vrable thinks they can still get better staff!

https://www.soyfutbol.com/en/news/NFL-News-Major-Shake-Up-as-Area-Scout-Josh-Hinch-Departs-New-England-Patriots-20250430-0038.html

You will see that happening now that the draft is done. Teams usually keep their scouting department around when there is a coaching change because they have done the ground work for the entire season on college players. Then as soon as the draft is over the HC/GM start looking at changes to find guys that fit their vision in the scouting department.

 

[Southieinnc]

You will see that happening now that the draft is done. Teams usually keep their scouting department around when there is a coaching change because they have done the ground work for the entire season on college players. Then as soon as the draft is over the HC/GM start looking at changes to find guys that fit their vision in the scouting department.

I've seen it many times. Part of the job description.....
Pats will now hire scouts that they are more comfortable with - not that the old staff was not viable.....

 

[cdumler7]

I've seen it many times. Part of the job description.....
Pats will now hire scouts that they are more comfortable with - not that the old staff was not viable.....

Yeah there are windows of when different people in the NFL get fired. Coaches mostly on Black Monday after the regular season is over, Players obviously knowing they will not be re-signed or will be cut usually in beginning of March, and Scouting departments/GM's even seems like end of April or beginning of May is when it seems to hit.

Just wish we had a time where owners could be fired with how many bad owners are in the NFL, but hey I guess our two franchises shouldn't be complaining too much with two of the better owner groups around.